Decalcomania



l Oct. 5,1937.4 F. HART I DEGALCOMANIA Filed sept'. 1; 1936 lPatented Oct. 5, 1937 NETE@ STATES vPATEN'I" OFFECE lZClaims.

This invention relates to decalcomanias and the method of manufacturing the same.

The invention has for an object the provision of a decalcomania either of the simplex" or 5 duplex type, simplex indicating a carrier for the design which is formed of a single paper, or its equivalent, while duplex indicates a paper that includes a tissue in addition to a heavy paper, .the tissue carrying the design. At the i0 present time, decalcomanias are subject to certain diidculties when it comes to mounting the same. One of the diiilculties consists in wrinkling or crinkling of the carrier when it is moistened, and which wrinkling or crinkling is communicated to 1li the design, rendering accurate lplacement of the design on an object dimcult. There are several types of decalcomanias on the market, known as the varnish type" and the others as the "water transfer type". The water transfer type has 20 many advantages over the varnish type. However, the present invention is directed to both forms. In the varnish type, a sizing is applied to the paint side of the design lmtil it becomes tacky, and this acts to hold the particular design 125 to the object when the backing is removed -In the case of the water type decalcomania, no sizing isusedonthedesiamthedesignitselfcarrying some gelatinous substance which allows its transfer to the object upon wetting both the design oandthepapertopermititsreieasefromthe Paper.

An obiect of the present invention is to provide a transfer that may be made in any size with the designs separated and which deealcomania or -a5 `transfer may have the design portions applied to no wastage will occur and in actual tests with inexperienced men, it has been found possible, with the present invention, to produce perfect results 90 per cent. of the time.

Other objects o! the invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in this art. among which objects are inexpensiveness in cost of manufacture, which also reduces the cost or selling price, and a decalcomania which is capable of producing superior results.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is afplan view of a decalcomania showing the back, the outline oi' the letters on the back being shown by heavy lines and the paint side by dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the lineLZ--Z otligurelandonanenla'rgedscale, I

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing application of the paint side of a transier to a given object, duplex paper being used in this instance, and,

Figure4isaperspectivevlewoisimplexpaper embodying the invention.

Referring now with particular-ity to the drawing, and with reference to Figures 1 to 3, I indicates a decalcomania comprising, in the present instance, duplex paper consisting of a heavy backing paper 2 upon which is superimposed a tissue 3, which tissue adheres to asurface 4 oi the backing paper 2. The backing paper is commonly called the carrier, .for the reason that it carries the design, and the word backing for a design, as a general rule, refers to the covering or the paint substance or gelatnous substance, gum or otherwise, which may be painted over the design.. YHowever, for clarity of detail, I do not use the word "backing" in the sense aforesaid, but wheneever used in this specification, backing or "backing paper for the design means the carrierpapenandinthecaseodimlexpaperwiil include not only the heavy paper 2, but'the tissue 3 as well, andin the/case of Simplex paper, the heavy paper. The tissue 3 carries on its outermostsln'faceadesigns. Inthepsesentinstance, the dign takesthei'ormotletteramchasshown inFlgurel. Thisdeslgnmeybemadeupina.

varietyofmethodsnomsynthetlcpaintorglnn andlacquenoranytormotpaintwhichiswaterproofandmamasthoseskiiledintheartwell know,bepdntersink. Usually.inthema.king ofadecalcomanimtheisrxtdrawnupon asuitablepapenafterwhichthedcsignispaintedinonascreexn Annmberofscreensaireprovided,dependingup0ntbenxnnberoftoolorscon tainedinthedcsign. 'Ihesedadgnscreensa then placed over the tissu'e paper of the decal-.I not crinkle, with the result that the design is not crinkled and it becomes an easy matter to apply comania, the particular lacquer bearing the color desiredV pressed through the screen by means of a squeegee and onto the tissue. This procedure.

is, of course, repeated, as stated, for the number of colors. This is known as the "screen process" and is well understood in the artl and., therefore. I do not limit myself to any particular method by which any given design is placed upon the tissue of the duplex paper.

Having selected the particular design for the y. decalcomania, I apply a waterproofing material,

. proofing applied thereto.

ing would surround each letter up to and including the heavy lines which define the character of the letters on theback of the decalcomania.

As a matter of fact, no line need, of necessity, appear upon the transfer, but for the purpose of defining this invention and rendering it clear, the lines are so placed as to indicate the area within which the backing is waterproofed. It is alsoto be noticed, upon reference to Figure l, that the actual size of the paint design is of lesser dimension than the waterproof outline. The side bearing the design is also waterproofed. as indicated at 1,'and this waterproofing terminates a slight distance around the design and substantially matches the waterproofed area on the back (see Figure 2)'. 4

It is intended that the waterproofing of the tissue should penetrate the tissue so that both sides of the 4tissue are waterproofed, as best illusvtrated in Figure 3; which is illustrative of the backing being lifted from vthe tissue and the tissue in turn being raised, leaving the design 5 upon some object. This view does not indicate anv actual condition in the' application of the decalcomania, Yas the backing is usually moved from the tissue without raising the tissue, the tissue left in place'and usually rolled and then slid sideways or lifted u p so as to leave the de sign. In other words,by Figure 3, it is not intended to indicate a simultaneous lifting of the backing and tissue.

In the case of simplex paper, as illustrated in Flgured, 8 indicates thebackingor carrier, 8 the waterproofing on the back of the carrier, i0 a soluble gum which holds the design Ii on the carriers, and I2 'the waterproofing which surrounds the design.- I'have specifically omitted in the description of the duplex paper to mention the gum, such as shown at i0. However, what I ever is necessary for properly holding a design Vto the carrier or backing is included., In the case of the simplex paper, the object upon which the design is to appear'is thoroughly wetted with water or other substance, as is likewise the baci: of the paper carrier or backing 8j The water will, of course, penetrate through the pervious portions which outline the design, with the result that the soluble gum will be dissolved and the design transferred to the object upon which it is to appear. By waterproofing all areas surrounding the design, the wateronly directly releases the'design and the backing or carrier 8 does The word design is used in its generic sense v as covering any configuration, whether it be letter, drawing, photograph, or that which gives a sense impression .of form.

I claim:

1. A decalcomania including a design member, a backing therefor, said backing provided with water impervious and pervious areas, and said design member located on the water pervloua area.

2. A decalcomania including a design member, a backing for carrying said design member, said design member being substantially waterproof, and said backing being water pervious at the area carrying said design member and water impervious at all other areas.

3. A-decalcornania including a backing, a removable design carried by said backing, and waterproofing for said backing outlining said design.

4. A decalcomania including Va water pervious backing, a waterproofed area on said backing defining a design outline, anda design member within the space defined by said outline.

5. A decalcomania including a water pervious backing, a removable design member-.carried on one surface of said backing, and waterproofing applied to the surface of said backing and outlining the said 'design member.

6. A decalcomaniaincluding a backing formed of water pervious material, a paint design carried by saidbacking and on one surface thereof, and

waterproofing applied to a surface of said backing and outlining. the paint design.

7. A decalcomania including a backing formed of water pervious material, a paint design carried by said backing and on one surface thereof, waterproofing applied to a surface of said backing and outlining the paint design, and waterproofing applied to the opposite surface of said backin and also defining the paint design.

8. A'duplex decalcomania including a backing. a tissue carried by one surface of said backing, a removable paint design secured to a surface of said tissue, and a Waterproofing applied to said` tissue and outllning'said paint design.

9. A duplex decalcomania including a backing. a. tissue carried by one surface of said backing,

a removable paint design secured to a surface of said tissue, a waterproofingapplied to said tissue and outlining said paint design, and waterproofing applied to asurface of said backing andv likewise outlining the paint design.

10. 'A decalcomania including a removable de-y sign member, a backing for said design member, and a colored waterproofing applied to one sur-'- terproo'nngapplied to one suri'ace oi said backing less waterproonnz applied to the surface of the and outlining' said design member. i backinz carrying said design member and out- 13.l A decalcomania including a backinir, a relining 'the same, and colored waterproofing on the movable ,design member carried by one surface opposite side ot said backing and likewise dening 5 of said backing, the opposite surface oi the backthe said desin member. v y 5 ing being imprinted to indicate the relative posi- FRANK HART. tion and character oi said design member, colorv 

